vSphere Data Protection Privileges

vSphere Data Protection privileges control the ability to manage the VMware vSphere^® Data Protection™ backup and recovery solution.

Table 1. vSphere Data Protection Privileges

Privilege Name in the vSphere Client	Description	Required On	Privilege Name in the API
Protection	Allows performing data protection operations such as creating and managing backups.	vCenter Server	vSphereDataProtection.Protection
Recovery	Allows performing data protection operations such as restoring backups.	vCenter Server	vSphereDataProtection.Recovery